Red Sox visit the Tigers on 3-game road win streak

Updated Aug. 31, 2024 4:02 a.m. ET

Associated Press

Boston Red Sox (70-65, third in the AL East) vs. Detroit Tigers (68-68, fourth in the AL Central)

Detroit; Saturday, 6:10 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Red Sox: Nick Pivetta (5-9, 4.61 ERA, 1.13 WHIP, 135 strikeouts); Tigers: Tarik Skubal (15-4, 2.58 ERA, 0.95 WHIP, 193 strikeouts)

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK: LINE Tigers -162, Red Sox +136; over/under is 7 1/2 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Boston Red Sox visit the Detroit Tigers aiming to extend a three-game road winning streak.

Detroit is 68-68 overall and 33-34 at home. The Tigers have the eighth-best team ERA in MLB play at 3.80.

Boston has gone 39-27 in road games and 70-65 overall. The Red Sox rank fourth in the AL with 171 total home runs, averaging 1.3 per game.

The teams meet Saturday for the sixth time this season. The Red Sox are ahead 3-2 in the season series.

TOP PERFORMERS: Colt Keith has 14 doubles, three triples and 12 home runs for the Tigers. Kerry Carpenter is 11-for-34 with a double and three home runs over the past 10 games.

Jarren Duran has 44 doubles, 13 triples and 21 home runs for the Red Sox. Masataka Yoshida is 10-for-35 with three doubles over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Tigers: 7-3, .264 batting average, 3.50 ERA, outscored opponents by 18 runs

Red Sox: 4-6, .207 batting average, 3.86 ERA, outscored by 13 runs

INJURIES: Tigers: Alex Faedo: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Javier Baez: 60-Day IL (hip), Wenceel Perez: 10-Day IL (abdominal), Brendan White: 60-Day IL (elbow), Reese Olson: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Sawyer Gipson-Long: 60-Day IL (groin)

Red Sox: David Hamilton: 10-Day IL (finger), Luis Garcia: 15-Day IL (elbow), Lucas Sims: 15-Day IL (lat), James Paxton: 60-Day IL (leg), Cam Booser: 15-Day IL (elbow), Bryan Mata: 60-Day IL (hamstring), Garrett Whitlock: 60-Day IL (oblique), Trevor Story: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Liam Hendriks: 60-Day IL (elbow), Chris Murphy: 60-Day IL (elbow), Lucas Giolito: 60-Day IL (elbow)

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